Agriculture • North America

Cal-Maine Foods

HEADQUARTERS: Brazil Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1939

DESTRUCTION SCORE 83/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Cal-Maine Foods maintains a complex global operation spanning North America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 125 Mt 81 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 99238 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2053 Incidents $570.2M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $301.9M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 237 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Cal-Maine Foods contract supply boundary in India.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Australia consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 515 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Cal-Maine Foods's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Elizabeth Smith

Chief Executive

Patricia Rodriguez

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Cal-Maine Foods Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics